M1.8 earthquake 24 km ENE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

1.8 (md), micro

Local time

Fri, Feb 15, 1985, 9:21 AM PST

UTC

1985-02-15 17:21:47 UTC

Depth

8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.532° N, 121.085° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.26

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

88°

Stations used

23

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast25 kmENE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast53 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast378 kmNW

After

1. 1.78 km E of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Feb 19, 5:51 PM PST · 15190 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
2. 2.016 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Feb 19, 7:50 PM PST · 15190 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
3. 1.99 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Feb 20, 2:22 AM PST · 15189 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
4. 2.410 km N of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Feb 20, 3:47 PM PST · 15189 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
5. 1.77 km E of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Feb 21, 5:45 AM PST · 15188 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
6. 1.517 km SW of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Feb 21, 8:02 AM PST · 15188 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
7. 1.636 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Feb 21, 2:05 PM PST · 15188 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
8. 1.713 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Feb 22, 11:43 AM PST · 15187 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
9. 1.64 km S of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Feb 22, 5:43 PM PST · 15187 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
10. 1.715 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaSat, Feb 23, 12:36 AM PST · 15187 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
11. 2.316 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSat, Feb 23, 2:02 PM PST · 15186 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
12. 2.216 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSat, Feb 23, 2:02 PM PST · 15186 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
13. 3.514 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaSun, Feb 24, 5:31 AM PST · 15185 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
14. 1.77 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaSun, Feb 24, 5:56 AM PST · 15185 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
15. 1.615 km NW of Big Sur, CaliforniaSun, Feb 24, 7:28 AM PST · 15185 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
16. 2.08 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Feb 25, 1:31 AM PST · 15185 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
17. 1.624 km NE of King City, CaliforniaMon, Feb 25, 2:26 PM PST · 15184 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
18. 1.824 km WNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Feb 25, 3:31 PM PST · 15184 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
19. 1.518 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Feb 26, 4:43 AM PST · 15183 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
20. 1.79 km E of San Martin, CaliforniaTue, Feb 26, 8:01 AM PST · 15183 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
21. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Feb 26, 8:38 PM PST · 15183 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
22. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Feb 28, 3:38 AM PST · 15181 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
23. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Feb 28, 4:51 AM PST · 15181 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
24. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Feb 28, 8:28 PM PST · 15181 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
25. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Feb 28, 8:37 PM PST · 15181 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
26. 1.611 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Mar 1, 4:33 AM PST · 15180 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
27. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Mar 1, 7:47 AM PST · 15180 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
28. 1.910 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Mar 1, 9:05 AM PST · 15180 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
29. 1.78 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Mar 1, 3:22 PM PST · 15180 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
30. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaFri, Mar 1, 10:53 PM PST · 15180 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
31. 2.014 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSat, Mar 2, 12:55 AM PST · 15180 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
32. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSat, Mar 2, 12:55 AM PST · 15180 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
33. 1.911 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSat, Mar 2, 9:12 AM PST · 15179 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
34. 2.49 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, Mar 3, 12:21 AM PST · 15179 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
35. 2.124 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Mar 4, 7:46 AM PST · 15177 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
36. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Mar 4, 9:34 AM PST · 15177 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
37. 2.615 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Mar 5, 6:18 AM PST · 15176 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
38. 1.6Central CaliforniaTue, Mar 5, 6:19 AM PST · 15176 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
39. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Mar 5, 9:59 PM PST · 15176 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
40. 2.716 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaTue, Mar 5, 10:44 PM PST · 15176 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
41. 1.715 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaWed, Mar 6, 2:25 AM PST · 15175 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
42. 2.210 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Mar 7, 11:16 AM PST · 15174 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
43. 1.69 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Mar 7, 12:15 PM PST · 15174 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
44. 1.817 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Mar 7, 12:28 PM PST · 15174 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
45. 1.58 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaThu, Mar 7, 12:46 PM PST · 15174 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
46. 1.611 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Mar 7, 1:48 PM PST · 15174 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
47. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Mar 8, 4:43 PM PST · 15173 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
48. 3.022 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSat, Mar 9, 11:53 AM PST · 15172 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
49. 2.923 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSat, Mar 9, 11:54 AM PST · 15172 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
50. 1.78 km WNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Mar 9, 2:01 PM PST · 15172 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
51. 2.513 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaSat, Mar 9, 3:11 PM PST · 15172 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
52. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Mar 9, 3:26 PM PST · 15172 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
53. 1.522 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Mar 9, 10:45 PM PST · 15172 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
54. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Mar 10, 3:55 AM PST · 15171 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
55. 1.518 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Mar 10, 11:43 AM PST · 15171 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
56. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Mar 10, 10:30 PM PST · 15171 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
57. 3.315 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaMon, Mar 11, 8:03 PM PST · 15170 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
58. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaMon, Mar 11, 8:04 PM PST · 15170 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
59. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Mar 12, 6:29 AM PST · 15169 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
60. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, Mar 13, 12:47 AM PST · 15169 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc41593. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.